City Cleared After Iraqi Clashes

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have been ordered to leave a Shia festival in the Iraqi city of Karbala after heavy shooting broke out in the city. Gunmen exchanged fire with police near the holy Shia shrine of Imam Hussein, causing panic among worshipers. Iraqi police say 25 people have been killed and 65 injured, mostly pilgrims or Iraqi security forces since clashes erupted on Monday evening.